The department of defense is most closely connected with congress. the military. the executive branch. the president.

the military.

The Department of Defense creates policy and directs the military. The DoD is a cabinet position and the Secretary of Defense is appointed by the President.

The options to this question are a bit tricky. The president is the head of the Executive Branch and is responsible for appointing cabinet members such as the Secretary of Defense who runs the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense being a cabinet department is also a part of the Executive Branch as an advising department to the president. The military is the federal group that the Department of Defense is responsible for and conducts.

The Military

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